The Happening
A science teacher, his wife, and a young girl struggle to survive a plague that causes those infected to commit suicide.
Distributor20th Century Fox International
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Opening$1,688,423
550 theaters
550 theaters
Budget$48,000,000
Release DateJun 12, 2008
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 31 min
GenresAdventure
Drama
Sci-Fi
Thriller
In Release568 days/81 weeks
Widest Release559 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12-15 | 3 | $1,688,423 | - | 550 | - | $3,069 | $1,688,423 | 1 |
| Jun 19-22 | 3 | $714,799 | -57.7% | 554 | +4 | $1,290 | $2,726,696 | 2 |
| Jun 26-29 | 4 | $592,348 | -17.1% | 559 | +5 | $1,059 | $3,530,548 | 3 |
| Jul 3-6 | 8 | $270,858 | -54.3% | 453 | -106 | $597 | $4,027,246 | 4 |
| Jul 10-13 | 9 | $190,240 | -29.8% | 370 | -83 | $514 | $4,319,260 | 5 |
| Jul 17-20 | 14 | $95,455 | -49.8% | 199 | -171 | $479 | $4,462,199 | 6 |
| Jul 24-27 | 21 | $37,746 | -60.5% | 136 | -63 | $277 | $4,525,524 | 7 |
| Jul 31-Aug 3 | 30 | $21,453 | -43.2% | 71 | -65 | $302 | $4,491,658 | 8 |
| Aug 7-10 Beijing Olympics | 40 | $11,294 | -47.4% | 38 | -33 | $297 | $4,508,552 | 9 |
| Aug 14-17 Beijing Olympics | 57 | $4,875 | -56.8% | 19 | -19 | $256 | $4,515,548 | 10 |
| Aug 21-24 Beijing Olympics | 66 | $2,587 | -46.9% | 13 | -6 | $199 | $4,518,698 | 11 |
| Aug 28-31 | 74 | $1,384 | -46.5% | 5 | -8 | $276 | $4,520,894 | 12 |
| Sep 4-7 | 72 | $1,134 | -18.1% | 4 | -1 | $283 | $4,246,961 | 13 |
| Sep 11-14 | 69 | $1,819 | +60.4% | 4 | - | $454 | $4,134,189 | 14 |
| Sep 18-21 | 72 | $1,579 | -13.2% | 6 | +2 | $263 | $4,205,267 | 15 |
| Sep 25-28 | 64 | $1,656 | +4.9% | 6 | - | $276 | $4,250,304 | 16 |
| Oct 2-5 | 85 | $420 | -74.6% | 5 | -1 | $84 | $3,995,292 | 17 |
| Oct 9-12 | 66 | $813 | +93.6% | 6 | +1 | $135 | $3,898,724 | 18 |
| Oct 16-19 | 71 | $810 | -0.4% | 4 | -2 | $202 | $3,903,378 | 19 |
| Oct 23-26 | 68 | $782 | -3.5% | 4 | - | $195 | $3,699,040 | 20 |
